Maquette de Luxe du Crist Craft CORSAIR 67 cm bois 1:12 - Model boat

Model of the famous Christ Craft 67 cm famous Runabout.

Entirely made of wood

Color: Cream

Vintage style

PERIOD: 1980s

Condition: Good condition

Country: Italy

The original Typhoon was designed back in 1929 by George Crouch. Among the other famous designs by George Crouch were the ever-popular Baby Bootlegger and the award-winning Teaser, to name a few. The Teaser gained fame by winning the celebrated time trial against the Twentieth Century Limited from New York City to Albany in 1925. She beat the record by more than an hour. The Twentieth Century Limited was the fastest train on the rails at that time.

The Typhoon's origin began with Edsel Ford. Edsel Ford was an avid race boat enthusiast. Knowing the background and seeing the famous Teaser in action, Edsel Ford wanted a new fast boat just like it for his own personal use. He contacted the yard that built the Teaser and had an exact copy built, naming it the Typhoon. The Typhoon was a large brute, measuring 40 feet in length, with a 2000 cubic inch Wright Typhoon engine. Like a wild stallion, she was born to race. She had the capacity to seat up to eight adults, in three separate cockpits, but without the creature comforts and safety features like windshields.

Edsel Ford never used it as a pure racer, however. His primary use for the boat was as a commuter speedboat between the Ford factory and his home in Lake St. Claire.

In 1941, Ford sold it to Howard Hughes, who kept it running during the war years but soon sold it after the war. The Typhoon then went through a series of owners over the next few years, ending up in Kentucky. Then, in the late sixties, her current owners had her shipped from Kentucky to Seattle, Washington. In the late 1960s, at Bryants Marina in Washington, the boat docked next to the Typhoon caught fire. The fire raged out of control and soon engulfed the Typhoon. The Typhoon was a total loss.

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